For all the tolerance and enlightenment that modern society claims, Americans are losing hold of a fundamental right as citizens of a free country: the right to speak their minds and voice their opinions in public without fear of being shamed or shunned. … In a new national poll commissioned […] Read more »
Biden supporters applaud his speech as boring — and that was a good thing
One prominent liberal felt the speech “left a little to be desired” in its ambition. A veteran Republican strategist called it a “missed opportunity to lead.” And the conservative leaning New York Post mocked President Biden for drawing fewer viewers than his predecessors did in similar speeches. But, in the […] Read more »
Biden’s State of the Union: a swing and a miss
Watching Tuesday night’s State of the Union, one might think that President Joe Biden is currently enjoying a positive job approval and an electorate that thinks the country is on the right track. Neither is true. … There was no reset. No acknowledgment that “mistakes were made.” No willingness to […] Read more »
Do SOTU speeches change opinion?
Pomp and circumstance returned just in time for President Biden to deliver an outstanding State of the Union address (SOTU) yesterday. … While it was a great speech, don’t overestimate its likely impact. Rarely do State of the Union speeches yield significant or lasting effect on presidents’ approval ratings. While […] Read more »
What Biden’s State of the Union Speech Was For
President Joe Biden sought to repair Americans’ faith in his leadership with a forceful State of the Union address last night that portrayed him as a resolute champion of financially squeezed families at home and freedom abroad. … The speech was the performance of a president who remains confident in […] Read more »
Most speech watchers say State of the Union made them feel optimistic, proud
Most Americans who watched President Biden’s first State of the Union address approved of what they heard, and many said it made them feel optimistic and proud. After nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic, more than half who tuned in Tuesday night said the speech made them feel like […] Read more »